The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748­­–1789 Robert Darnton. Norton, $45 (576p) ISBN 978-1-324-03558-9 ...

The Parlement of Paris (the kingdom’s Supreme Court) had made it increasingly difficult for Louis XV to register new tax laws and claimed that it alone had the authority to approve such taxes.

Renowned US historian of 18th-century France with a “brilliant” account of the coming of the French Revolution which “conjures a past as vivid as today’s news” and charts the ...

The course for the Paris 2024 Olympic marathon will honour women and their role in one of the most ... Olympic marathon to trace route of 1789 Women's March on Versailles. Published. 5 October 2022.

In 1789 Bernard René de Launay, the Bastille governor, wasn’t so lucky. Although hot-air balloons enjoyed great popularity in 1780s France, he didn’t have one ready to take off from the fortress’s ...

"We were inspired by the Women's March on Versailles on October 5 and 6, 1789," explained Aurélie Merle, executive director of sports competitions for Paris 2024.

The course for the Paris 2024 Olympic marathon will honour women and their role in one of the most ... Olympic marathon to trace route of 1789 Women's March on Versailles. Published. 5 October 2022.